Who we are

Leaping right off the comic book pages here come the Box Heroes!

Atlanta’s army of life sized action figures is constructed from cardboard, hot glue, and house paint. Is it an art project? A walking party? A club for oddballs? A tribute to the great comic book artists of yore? Yes! The Box Heroes are above all friends, using our powers for good. We are chefs, writers, designers, architects, teachers and craftsmen who join together to dance around in cardboard suits!

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Box Heroes Wonder Woman

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Box Heroes Hulk

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Box Heroes Walking Dead Zombie Girl paints by Jared Cain

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Box Heroes Image Comics Spawn paints by Ryan Walton

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Box Heroes Marvel Comics Iron Man mach 3 paints by Jared Cain

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Box Heroes KAWS dissected paints by Jared Cain

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Box Heroes Marvel Comics Red Skull green jumpsuit

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Box Heroes Cyberman Doctor Who paints by Jared Cain

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Box Heroes Abe Sapien Dark Horse Comics Hellboy

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Box Heroes Dark Horse Hellboy paints by Jared Cain

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Marvel's Wolverine as a Box Hero

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Marvel's Venom as Box Hero

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Marvel's Tigra as Box Hero

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Marvel's Thor as Box Hero

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Marvel's The Wasp as Box Hero

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Marvel's The Thing as Box Hero

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Marvel's Submariner as Box Hero

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Marvel's Spiderman as Box Hero

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Marvel's Silver Surfer as Box Hero

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Marvel's She Hulk as Box Hero

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Marvel's Shadowcat as Box Hero

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Marvel's Scarlet Witch as Box Hero

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Marvel's Red Skull as Box Hero

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Marvel's Night Crawler as Box Hero

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Marvel's Mystique as Box Hero

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Marvel's Ms. Marvel as Box Hero

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Marvel's Mr. Fantastic as Box Hero

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Marvel's Loki as Box Hero

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Marvel's Iron Man as Box Hero

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Marvel's Human Torch as Box Hero

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Marvel's Hulk as Box Hero

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Marvel's Hawkeye as Box Hero

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Marvel's Green Goblin as Box Hero

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Marvel's Giant Man as Box Hero

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Marvel's Gambit as Box Hero

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Marvel's Galactus as Box Hero

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Marvel's Falcon as Box Hero

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Marvel's Enchantress as Box Hero

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Marvel's Elektra as Box Hero

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Marvel's Doctor Doom as Box Hero

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Marvel's Dark Phoenix as Box Hero

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Marvel's Daredevil as Box Hero

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Marvel's Captain America as Box Hero

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Marvel's Beast as Box Hero

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Marvel's Absorbing Man as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Wonder Woman as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Joker as Box Hero

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DC Comics' The Flash as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Superman as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Supergirl as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Deathstroke the Terminator as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Scarecrow as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Robin as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Red Tornado as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Poison Ivy as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Plastic Man as Box Hero

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DC Comics' The Penguin as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Martian Manhunter as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Hawkman as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Harley Quinn as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Green Lantern as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Green Arrow as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Firestorm as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Cyborg as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Catwoman as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Captain Marvel as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Black Canary as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Bizarro as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Batman as Box Hero

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DC Comics' Aquaman as Box Hero

For a quick introduction and to see how Box Heroes came to life, watch this wonderful documentary by Gregory Miller. Stephen Larkworthy, or “Cap”, is telling the Box Heroes story and shows how he turns Atlanta Hawks’s mascot “Harry the Hawk” into a Box Hero.

But how?

Though the suits themselves are constructed by Cap in his super secret revolving studio hideout, each member of the group chooses his or her own character and then sketches and paints their own suit. We use low sheen interior latex paint right off the shelf of your local house paint store. Blocks of color are applied by brush in a couple coats and then black detailing is added to make the whole thing pop visually. The process can take up to thirty hours! Wearing the suits is a challenge too; when a Box Hero battles evil, he or she does it with restricted vision, impaired hearing, risking heat rash, paper cuts, and “board burn”. After each event the suits require hours of touching up and repair, so being a Box Hero really is a labor of love.

Our Next Appearance

Finding us is easy. We attend Cardboard*Con in March, the Inman Park parade in April, the Dragon Con parade in September, the Little 5 Points Halloween Parade in October, the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas parade in December, and various children’s events throughout the year. Atlantans may have also seen the Box Heroes riding on MARTA, their preferred method of travel.

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Disclaimer

Box Heroes is a trademark of Stephen Larkworthy. This is an unofficial fan site. It is not sponsored, licensed, or approved by neither Marvel Characters, Inc nor DC Comics/A Warner Bros Entertainment company. All character trademarks are property of their respective owners. Visit the official "Marvel Comics" site, http://www.marvel.com or "DC Comics" http://www.dccomics.com.